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According to News 4 New York, the former Marine, who was captured on video holding Jordan Neely in a chokehold on an F train in Manhattan, resulting in Neely’s death, is expected to surrender and face charges as early as Friday. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has reportedly made the decision to file charges, which was not presented to a grand jury. As of now, there has been no information released on the specific charges that will be filed. Penny’s legal team had previously stated that he could “not have anticipated” that his actions to subdue an alleged threat would...

A multi-institutional research team developed a novel cancer therapeutic, combining antibody fragments with molecularly engineered nanoparticles, which permanently eradicated gastric cancer in treated mice. The “hit and run” drug delivery system, termed Cornell prime dots (C’ dots), shows potential as a versatile and adaptable treatment for various cancer types, with minimal side effects and toxicity. A multi-institutional team of researchers discovered that a new cancer therapeutic, which combines antibody fragments with molecularly engineered nanoparticles, permanently eliminated gastric cancer in treated mice. The results of the “hit and run” drug delivery system was recently published in the journal Advanced Therapeutics and...

HENDERSONVILLE — Several residents held up protest signs — at a City Council meeting with no scheduled public comment session — on April 26, when a plan was proposed “to implement ways to bolster diversity, equality and inclusion within the government and city limits,” Asheville TV station WLOS (News 13) noted. “It’s all about us establishing the baseline for how our organization moves forward and interacts with our community,” City Manager John Connet was quoted as saying by News 13. “Some of our community feel like their voices have not been heard, and we wanted to have a process where...

Full video of the CNN Trump Town Hall Town hall intro starts at 5:30 Trump takes the stage at 6:34 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPGfJPxna7g

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday in favor of a transgender Guatemalan woman who is fighting deportation on the grounds that she would face persecution if returned to her native country. The court’s unanimous decision in favor of Estrella Santos-Zacaria gives her another chance to argue that immigration officials were wrong to reject her bid to remain in the United States. Lawyers for Santos-Zacaria, now in her mid-30s, said she first fled to the United States after being raped as a young teenager and threatened with death because of her gender identity in a country that has targeted...

California's reparations task force is calling on the Golden State to issue a formal apology for former Gov. Ronald Reagan coining the term "welfare queen" and for a disproportionately low number of Black Californians working as doctors and lawyers as part of a broader effort to make amends for slavery and racism. The task force, which was created by state legislation signed by incumbent Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2020, formally approved over the weekend its final recommendations to the California Legislature, which will then decide whether to implement the measures and send them to the governor's desk to be signed...

A federal judge in Virginia on Wednesday declared unconstitutional a set of federal laws and regulations that prohibit federally licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to 18- to 20-year olds, finding the measures violated the Second Amendment. “Because the statutes and regulations in question are not consistent with our Nation’s history and tradition, they, therefore, cannot stand,” U.S. District Judge Robert E. Payne, who sits in Richmond, concluded in a 71-page opinion. Attorneys on both sides of the case said they expected the Justice Department to appeal the decision and request a stay, which would prevent Payne’s ruling from taking...

West Virginia University (WVU) head men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins has had his salary reduced $1 million per year, given a three-game suspension and will be required to participate in sensitivity training following his “abhorrent” comments made while appearing on a Cincinnati radio show on Monday. After his appearance, Huggins apologized and admitted there was no excuse for his hurtful language. Before his docked pay was announced on Wednesday, Huggins’ annual salary was due to be $4.15 million before incentives, according to a school spokesperson.

Excited to announce that I’ve hired a new CEO for X/Twitter. She will be starting in ~6 weeks! My role will transition to being exec chair & CTO.

Former CIA Director John Brennan on Thursday hobbled into a closed-door interview with the GOP Committee on Weaponization to testify on the Hunter laptop letter. Former DNI head James Clapper will appear before the Weaponization Committee on May 17. In October of 2020 – just days before the presidential election – 51 former intelligence officials signed and published a letter that baselessly decried the contents of Hunter’s ‘laptop from hell’ had “all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.” This was a lie. They all knew it was a lie. Former CIA Director John Brennan and former DNI James...

Breitbart News spoke with presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy (R) about the left’s knee-jerk gun control reaction to high profile shootings and noted his conviction that the focus should be on things such as mental health and the breakdown of the nuclear family, rather than firearm laws. The left’s eagerness to push gun control has been evidenced in instances where President Biden has pushed an “assault weapons” ban in response to handgun attacks. He did this following a January 21, 2023, pistol attack in California, the February 13, 2023, after the handgun attack at Michigan State University, and most recently pushed...

Martha Graham was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania on May 11, 1894, into a strict Presbyterian family. Her artistic goal as: "to make dance an art form that was more grounded in the rawness of the human experience as opposed to just a mere form of entertainment." She said: "People have asked me why I chose to be a dancer. I did not choose. I was chosen to be a dancer, and with that, you live all your life." "I hope that every dance I do reveals something of myself or some wonderful thing a human can be." "The body is...

Explanation: Fomalhaut is a bright star, a 25 light-year voyage from planet Earth in the direction of the constellation Piscis Austrinus. Astronomers first noticed Fomalhaut's excess infrared emission in the 1980s. Space and ground-based telescopes have since identified the infrared emission's source as a disk of dusty debris, evidence for a planetary system surrounding the hot, young star. But this sharp infrared image from the James Webb Space Telescope's MIRI camera reveals details of Fomalhaut's debris disk never before seen, including a large dust cloud in the outer ring that is possible evidence for colliding bodies, and an inner dust...

The Ukrainian army on Wednesday said that Russian forces have begun to retreat in the key city of Bakhmut — just as President Volodymyr Zelensky stressed that more time is needed to prepare for a counterstrike. The hotly contested eastern Ukrainian city that has been the backdrop for many of the war’s fiercest battles has seemingly been abandoned by some Russian troops, according to Ukraine’s ground forces commander. Colonel General Oleksandr Syrskyi said that Russian troops in parts of Bakhmut have retreated following triumphant counterattacks left Wagner troops fatigued. The units that fled have moved about 1.2 miles back, he...

The UK has confirmed it is supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles it requested for its fight against invading Russian forces. The Storm Shadow cruise missile has a range of over 250km (155 miles), according to the manufacturer. By contrast, the US-supplied Himars missiles used by Ukraine only have a range of around 80 km (50 miles). The weapons will give Ukraine the "best chance" of defending itself, UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said. They are fired from aircraft, so the longer range means Ukrainian pilots will be able to stay further from the frontlines. Once launched, the Storm Shadow drops...

First off, if you haven't seen the hilarious milk commercial from Aubrey Plaza, it's worth the 1:48 run time. 1:48 VIDEO AT LINK............ Their website is also really funny, especially the FAQ with gems like: Does Wood Milk expire? Yes. But you have to pour out the milk, reassemble the pieces of the trunk and count the rings. I know Parks and Recreation is just a make believe television show, and Aubrey isn't really April. But tell me Ron Swanson wouldn't be proud of his protégé for sticking it to the hippies. Even more so for this Reeeee-action from Vox...

Anthropologie, a store that sells women's clothing and other products, is getting pummeled on social media after posting a video of a man dancing around in dresses and heels. "Twirl to the link in bio to shop bold, beautiful dresses for every solo," an Instagram post declared. The video features a man sporting several different outfits, including a pair of jeans and some dresses. While comments are apparently disabled on the post, people have simply vented their displeasure by leaving comments on other Anthropologie Instagram posts. "Of all the amazing women out there - and especially so close to Mother's...

Tesla shouldn’t be calling its partially automated driving system Autopilot because the cars can’t drive themselves, the top US transportation official says. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says he’s concerned about Tesla’s marketing of the system, which is under investigation by his department in connection with crashes that have caused at least 14 deaths. “I don’t think that something should be called, for example, an Autopilot, when the fine print says you need to have your hands on the wheel and eyes on the road at all times,” Buttigieg said in an interview with The Associated Press. The National Highway Traffic...

One of the plaintiffs, who has a transgender daughter, said "taking away this crucial medical care is inhumane and a violation of our rights." Two transgender children, their parents and two health care providers filed a lawsuit Tuesday arguing that a Montana law that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender youths is unconstitutional. The ban on puberty blockers, hormone treatment and surgical procedures applies only to transgender youths being treated for gender dysphoria, but that same care can be provided to cisgender adolescents for any other purpose, according to the complaint filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU...

Bo nose porcupine butt.It’s been a surprisingly rough year for Bo Jackson, and none of us knew. The mythic athlete has been dealing with a legendary case of hiccups, and since July of 2022 he’s been hiccuping non-stop. Talking to a local radio show on Wednesday, Jackson revealed that he’s been doing everything to try and get rid of these hiccups — including getting a live porcupine and getting a big ‘ol whiff of its butt. “I have done everything — scare me, drink water upside down, smell the ass of a porcupine, it doesn’t work.” Bo is now having...